IP: The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the transparency and state of play of the ACTA negotiations
The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a multilateral agreement currently under secret negotiation that aims to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights and combat counterfeiting and piracy of goods.
The European Parliament (EP) is calling on the European Commission to continue working on the ACTA. However, existing EU laws need to be respected. According to the EP, issues related to data protection and privacy shall be better safeguarded in ACTA and the “three strikes” rule shall be abandoned. In addition, the EP requests to be kept informed of the negotiations and to be granted access to the texts agreed upon. The EP reserves its right to take any suitable action, including bringing a case before the Court of Justice, to safeguard its prerogatives.
Earlier this year, the European Data Protection Supervisor also adopted an Opinion on this same Agreement, including recommendations on its content, concerning the application of a less intrusive means to fight piracy over the Internet than the “three strikes” rule, the safeguarding of data transfer in the context of the ACTA and the establishment of a public and transparent dialogue on the Agreement.
(Source: EC IPR Helpdesk)
Posted: März 18th, 2010 under Intellectual Property.
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